Burt Munro...Gentleman of Speed

Harley Davidson JD Frame, Forks and Attached Bits For Sale

I bought this Harley JD frame, forks, handlebars, etc. from a guy in Minnesota.  It came off a farm in North Dakota and that's about all I know about it.  It has surface rust and a few imperfections but it's a pretty cool piece. It needs a good soaking in Kroil to loosen things up.   I think it's  a 1928-29 because of the front fork brake anchor but I'm not sure.  There are quite a few little pieces still attached which add up pretty quickly.

I have more pictures if you are a serious buyer which means you have called me and we have spoken on the phone.

The box is built so well and the frame secured so nicely that I'm not taking it out of the box.

I'm asking $5500.00
951-992-9839 

Indian Sport Scout Daytona Big Base Racing Gas Tanks

Sport Scout Remodel

I guess at this point my wife isn't too shocked that I can take a running motorcycle and turn it into a project in an afternoon.  I spent most of the day yesterday tearing down the Indian Scout and I'm pretty happy with what I'm keeping, the disc brake wheels and fork are being sold and I am going to have to get my stock wheels built and find another fork. 

I am not sure at this point if I will run my Daytona tanks right away or later on.  If I use them I have to get an oil tank from Matt Blake and get a magneto which adds up pretty quick.  If I keep the tanks that are on the bike I have the expense of paint and a battery set up that I would just run as total loss and keep a battery charged and ready to run.  This bike is being built to race anyway.

Rollie Free at Daytona 1938

Rollie Free on his Indian Sport Scout "Chickadee" after setting a new record for a 45 " motorcycle at Daytona.  He ended up with a record time of 111.55 mph but actually the bike would go faster.  The record was taken from Harley Davidson by 9 1/2 mph.  He told his wife Margaret that if he didn't beat Harley by 10 mph he wasn't coming back home...I guess he fudged a bit because he did go back.

Rollie Free had an ongoing war with the Wilwaukee  factory because they sold him a so called hopped up race bike and then he found out that they only gave their best bikes to factory riders... he left Harley and went to Indian which he sold and promoted heavily in the state of Indiana.

The Race of Gentlemen

Here is a link to the TROG site, it looks like fun and hasn't gotten too high end to enjoy.  Hope it stays that way.  Just good old racing on the beach !
http://theraceofgentlemen.com/index.html

1936 Indian Racer Project

Sorry I was off line so long but life happens............................

I switched gears again and just bought a 1936-ish Indian Sport Scout that is a pretty easy project (I hope).  It has a few custom touches that were removed today...for example, the late model Harley wheels with disc brakes !  The guy who added the wheels did a good job but they don't work for me.

I am trying to get it ready to race in the California Race of Gentlemen that will be held in mid-October.  It has to be period correct and they won't even accept my application until it's ready to race.  The race will be an 1/8 mile on the beach in a straight line so I should survive.

I have a set of original Sport Scout Daytona tanks that I want to run on it, we'll see.  First I have to build my wheels which I just happen to have from another deal.

Here are some before pictures and a shot or two of what I want it to look like in general.

Here is what I'm going for in general, not the same exactly but I like the lines, it looks authentic. I'm not sure who owns it but it's a great looking bike !